Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (C) and Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp (R) salute as an Army carry team salutes, a U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (C) and Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp (R) salute as an Army carry team salutes, a U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (2nd L) and Marine Col. Christian Cabaniss salute as a U.S. Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Simpson, 30, off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, Simpson died May 1 in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds he suffered in an April 27 improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (2nd L) and Marine Col. Christian Cabaniss salute as a U.S. Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Simpson, 30, off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, Simpson died May 1 in Landstuhl, Germany of wounds he suffered in an April 27 improvised explosive device attack in Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army 1st Lt. Brandon Landrum across the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base as (L-R) Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp and Marine Col. Christian Cabaniss salute May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. A member of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Landrum and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army 1st Lt. Brandon Landrum across the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base as (L-R) Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp and Marine Col. Christian Cabaniss salute May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. A member of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Landrum and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Cpl. David M. Sonka, 23, of Parker, Colorado across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sonka and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stands in the pouring rain during the dignified transfer of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York on the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stands in the pouring rain during the dignified transfer of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York on the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Marine Corps carry team loads the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York into a transfer vehicle on the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Marine Corps carry team loads the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York into a transfer vehicle on the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

As an Army carry team salutes, a U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

As an Army carry team salutes, a U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, Meridian, Idaho off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Murach and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, Meridian, Idaho off of a C-17 on the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Murach and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

As rain pours out of the sky, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (L) and Army Maj. Gen. William Rappa salute as the remains of Army Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, Meridian, Idaho are transfered at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Murach and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

As rain pours out of the sky, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (L) and Army Maj. Gen. William Rappa salute as the remains of Army Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, Meridian, Idaho are transfered at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Murach and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Bodies Of Seven Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Return To U.S.

Chip Somodevilla

As rain pours out of the sky, a U.S. Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, Meridian, Idaho across the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base as (L-R) Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp and Marine Col. Christian Cabaniss salute May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Murach and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

As rain pours out of the sky, a U.S. Army carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Army Spc. Thomas Paige Murach, 22, Meridian, Idaho across the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base as (L-R) Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp and Marine Col. Christian Cabaniss salute May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Murach and four other soliders were killed May 4 when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during a patrol in the Maiwand District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

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Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Army Maj. Gen. William... News PhotoAshton - Idaho,Ashton Carter,Asphalt,Carrying,Conflict,Dover - Delaware,Dover Air Force Base,Exchanging,Flag,Hanging,Horizontal,Pouring,Rain,Saluting,US Marine Corps,USA,WarPhotographer Chip SomodevillaCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesDOVER, DE - MAY 07: Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (C) and Army Maj. Gen. William Rapp (R) salute as an Army carry team salutes, a U.S. Marine Corps carry team carries the flag-draped transfer case with the remains of Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian of Warwick, New York across the tarmac in the pouring rain at Dover Air Force Base May 7, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Christian and one other Marine died May 4, while conducting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)